(a) whether a Summit of the Asian gas sellers/dealers was held in Delhi on February 14, 2005;
(b) if so, the issues discussed and outcome thereof; and
(c) the number of the countries participated in the Summit?
(a) whether a Summit of the Asian gas sellers/dealers was held in Delhi on February 14, 2005;
(b) if so, the issues discussed and outcome thereof; and
(c) the number of the countries participated in the Summit?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS & PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The 3rd Asia Gas Buyers’ Summit was held in New Delhi on the 14th & 15th February 2005. It was organized by FICCI and promoted by GAIL (India) Limited. The central theme of the conference was “Customer service in the Natural Gas Sectorâ€. Delegates from 25 countries participated in the Summit. Various natural gas related issues were discussed at the Conference, including Gas Management System; Competing Infrastructure: Boon or Bane; Strategic Storage for Supply security; Innovative Customer Accounting and Management; Technical services in gas distribution; and Gas to market : New technologies.